DJ. wrote:I find it mind boggling how much there is to do refurbishing a house makes me glad we are happy living where we are.
I've just started the winter servicing on my Seven, hopefully not too much to do although I've already found the reversing light wiring needed repair and I know the front wheel bearings are due for greasing and the brake fluid needs changing
It’s not so bad, mostly repetitive tasks that aren’t too taxing with the odd curveball and a few tasks best left to the trades. Just takes considerable time because of the scale.
That said kitchen is a bit of a curveball with units needing modifying and difficult to cut 12mm compact laminate worktops. One pass and the blade is toast on the saw. Router bits don’t fare much better. They look smart but not DIY by any stretch of the imagination. A high quality router and biscuit jointer is needed along with some seaming suction clamps to pull the joints together. Luckily I managed to get a pair of clamps for £230 instead of £550 from Screwfix.
The thicker 40mm laminate tops, with the chipboard core, are a breeze in comparison. Ten minutes to cut the breakfast bar ends. More than double the time with compact tops as you have to rough cut then make a pass with the router to finish. We’re slowly getting there. Stewart the slater is doing a bit of painting in the two bedrooms for us just to move things along while we mess about with the kitchen.
Not been able to get onto the wood burner as we’ve so much clutter in the way atm. More of the same next week with lots of fiddly jobs, hopefully the kitchen will be finished by the end of the week.
A couple of shots from Eyemouth this week as we dipped out and had an afternoon off.